Papua New Guinea vs Sweden: Share of global forest area
Papua New Guinea
0.8%
in 2025
Sweden
0.7%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
20th
Sweden rank
22nd
Share of global forest area over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sweden
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 235 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sweden rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.